Wagon-bed hoist



(No Model.)

J. S. JONES.

WAGON BED HOIST.

No. 349,502. I Patented Sept. 21, 1886.

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JAMES SAMUEL JONES, OF CRUTOHFIELD, KENTUCKY.

WAGON-BED HOIST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 349,502, datedSeptember 21, 1886.

7 Application filed April 29, 1886. Serial No. 100,571. (No model.)

To all whom it may aonlcern:

Be it known that I, JAMES SAMUEL J ONES, of Crutchfield, in' the countyof Fulton and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in XVagon-Bed Hoists, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had tothe annexed drawings, forming apart thereof, in which- Figure l is a side elevation, partly insection,showing the application of my improved wagon-bed hoist. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of the windlass employed in raising the wagonbed. Fig. 3 is aplan view of the clampingarm of the windlass.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thediflerent figures of the drawings.

The object of my invention is to provide simple and 'efficient mechanismfor hoisting wagon-beds from wagons.

My invention consists in a windlass provided with a clamp, by which itmay be temporarily secured to the wagon-bed or bottom of the wagon-box,and in sheaves secured to the ceiling or upperfloor-joists of thecarriagehouse,forreceiving the rope employed in hoisting the wagon-bed.

The Windlass A consists of a winding'druni, B, mounted on a shaft, 0,journaled in a frame, D, which is provided with a shank, E. The drum Bhas flanges a on opposite ends, and a pin or eye, I), projecting fromits periphery for receiving the end of the hoistingrope. The shaft 0 atone end outside of its bearing is bent to form a hand-crank, F. In ahole, 0, formed in the frame D is received a hook, d, which is capableof engaging and holding the arm of the crank F. The extremity of theshank E is reduced in diameter, and screw-threaded to receiveanut, e.Thelarger portion of the shankadjoining the frame D is cylindrical inform, and arranged eccentrically with reference to the threaded portion,and is provided with a longitudinal rib, f. Upon the threaded portion ofthe shank E is placed an arm, G, which upon one side of the shank Eextends laterally parallel with the body of the frame D, and upon theopposite side of the shank E is curved over toward the fit the largerportion of the shank and the rib f formed thereon.

In the wagon-house sheaves g g are suspended from the joists h h of theupper door or ceiling of the house, and a rope, H, attached at one endto the drum B of the windlass,extends over the sheaves g g, and isprovided with a loop, 2', at its free end to receive the end of a wagonbox or bed.

hoist is as follows: The wagon from which the bed is to be lifted isplaced under the sheaves g g, and the windlass A is clamped to thewagon-bed or Wagon-box bottom by placing the frame D above and the arm Gbelow the end of the bottom andtightening the screw e, so as to causethe arm G to bear against the bed and force it against the frame D, thecurved end of the arm having abearing against is now unreeled from thedrum B, and the box'opposite that to which the'windlass A is attached.By turning the windlass the rope .H is wound thereon, and the wagon-boxis hoisted clear of the wagon, and when it is raised sufficiently highthe hook d is brought into engagement with the arm of the crank, asshown in Fig. 2, thus preventing the shaft 0 from turning. box upon thewagon is effected by reversing the operation just described.

I preferably suspend the sheave 9 below the end of the box carrying thewindlass.

Having thus described my invention, what Patent, is-- 1. The.combination, with the rope H and an adjustable and removable clamp forengaging the wagon-bed, substantially as herein shown and described.

2. The combination, in a wagon-bed hoist, of the drum B, provided withthe crank F, the frame D, having the shank E, made in two diameters, andprovided with the rib f, the arm G, having a curved end fitted to thelarger the larger part of the shank E. A rope, H,

loop 73 is placed around the end of the wagon- The lowering of thewagonthe plane of the sheave g, to limit the rise of I I claim as new,and desire to secure by Letters I sheaves g g, of the windlassA,provided with 0 shank, and concaved and slotted to adapt it to 50 IThe operation of my improved wagon-bed 6o portion of the'shank, and thenut e, received I threaded part of the shank, the hook 'Z,f0ren'- 1o 0nthe threaded part of the shank, substan- I gaging the crank F, the ropeH, and the tially as herein shown and described. sheaves g g,substantially as herein. shown and 3. The combination, in a wagon-bedhoist, described. 5 of the drum B, provided with the crank F, the

frame D, having the shank E, made in two di- JAMES SAMUEL JONESameters,and provided with the rib f, the arm \Vitnesses: G, having acurved end fitted t0 the larger l A. 0. 000K,

part of the shank, the nut e, received on the A. L. FO LER.

